Thousands of years ago, Vampire King Akabara Rosered Strauss lost both his kingdom and his queen. Since humans were unable to kill the queen, they sealed her away, erecting thousands of fake seals so that the king would never find her true location. Despite being pursued by relentless dhampires (children of a vampire father and human mother), Akabara continues to search for his queen to this day... Akabara's quest takes a sinister turn when an entity called the Black Swan appears. The Black Swan inhabits the body of a young human girl every 50 years, giving her the power to destroy the Vampire King and his queen. With each incarnation the Black Swan grows stronger -- will the 49th Black Swan mean the end of Akabara?
Author Biography
Kyo Shirodaira achieved wide acclaim for scripting the manga Spiral~Suiri no Kizuna (Spiral~The Tie of Inference). Shirodaira's debut novel Meitantei ni Hana wo (Rose and Detective) was nominated for the 8th Annual Ayukawa Tetsuya Award in 1997.
